INGATHER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INGATHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INGATHER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INGATHER is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INGATHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ingathersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INGATHER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INGATHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INGATHER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INGATHER
- All 8 letters of INGATHER are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INGATHER mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To collect and bring in, especially a harvest.
Ingather suits rural and biblical language, where crops are brought in at season end. It also fits scattered people being called together. Its feel is warm and slightly old-fashioned.
How INGATHER is used
Ingather is used in literary or religious writing about harvests and gatherings.
- Farmers would ingather the wheat before the rain.
- They hoped to ingather the scattered family.
- It was time to ingather the last of the fruit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INGATHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INGATHER
The 8 tiles of INGATHER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with INGATHER
6 longer words begin with INGATHER.
Shorter words from the letters in INGATHER
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Common questions about INGATHER
- Is INGATHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INGATHER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INGATHER worth?
- INGATHER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INGATHER mean?
- To collect and bring in, especially a harvest.
- What letters can be added to INGATHER?
- INGATHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INGATHER:
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